Pale pygmy jerboa

Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal",...

An omnivore is an animal that has the ability to eat and survive on both plant and animal matter. Obtaining energy and nutrients from plant and ani...

Jumping (saltation) can be distinguished from running, galloping, and other gaits where the entire body is temporarily airborne by the relatively l...

Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...

A territory is a sociographical area that which an animal consistently defends against the conspecific competition (or, occasionally, against anima...

Among animals, viviparity is the development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. The term 'viviparity' and its adjective form 'viviparous'...

Polygynandry is a mating system in which both males and females have multiple mating partners during a breeding season.

Polygamy is the practice of breeding with multiple partners. When a male breeds with more than one female at the same time – it is called polygyny....

Solitary animals are those that live singly and meet only for courtship and mating.

Hibernation is a state of minimal activity and metabolic depression undergone by some animal species. Hibernation is a seasonal heterothermy charac...

Animals that do not make seasonal movements and stay in their native home ranges all year round are called not migrants or residents.